Benriach 1977 34 Year Old Pedro Ximinez Sherry Finish

BenRiach Heart of Speyside

Neat at Domo Bar, Eurobuilding Hotel, Madrid (nice venue for scotch, they have an extensive list and not-so-high prices.) It pours straw-colored with some salmon streaks (sorry if I'm being a little pedantic when it comes to describing the hue). Aroma is rather low: raw cereal (more on the side of corn and wheat rather than barley; yes yes -I know...

Score 70/100

BenRiach 34 Year Old 1975 OB for The Whisky Agency

BenRiach from 1975… that sounds familiar. Oh, yes, I already tried the 33 Year Old on port cask that couldn’t really convince me. But I also had the 35 Year Old 1975 for Asta Morris which was the best BenRiach I have ever tasted (along with a 1976 for La Maison du Whisky). This one is from a bourbon cask. Oh, my, this nose immediately immerses you...

Score 92/100

BenRiach Benriach 22 Year Old Dark Rum

This 22 years old BenRiach appeared in the so-called Wood Finish Series. It has brothers on PX, Madeira, Claret, Burgundy, Rioja, Moscatel, Gaja Barolo, Sauternes and Tawny Port, but I wish to try the one finished in Dark Rum Casks. The rum is unmistakable on the nose. Sugar cane, dark berries, vanilla and lots of mokatine. I really like the smell...

Score 84/100

BenRiach 19 Year Old 1992 Tawny Port Finish

BenRiach releases single cask on cask strength on a yearly basis. Batch 8, bottled in 2011, contains among others this 19 Year Old, finished on Tawny Port casks. Only 294 bottles are (were) available. The nose is very sweet, but that should not come as a surprise. Silky soft, too. Raisins on syrup, red wine and a pinch of candid sugar....

Score 82/100